Joyce Norcini has been appointed as Nokia Siemens Network's new general counsel. Norcini, who will join the company in early August, comes from HP where she was Europe, Middle East and Africa general counsel.

In her 13 years with HP, Norcini advised on a wide specctrum of IT and TMT matters, and was actively involved in the planning and implementation on HP's merger with Compaq and the company's acquisition of EDS– two of the largest mergers in the IT industry.

Prior to her time at HP, Norcini started her career as a prosecutor with the Office of the District Attorney in New York, went on to work in commercial litigation, and then became an advisor to Pacific Bell's telecommunications companies.

Sirpa-Helena Sormunen, who had been acting as Nokia Siemens' general counsel since the departure of Kirsi Komi earlier this year, will continue in her role as head of legal and compliance, Customer Operations.

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